always conducting oneself as though one were on a battlefield; being combat ready at all times (of a person)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
journal; magazine; periodical
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
to watch steadily; to stare
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to grow up; to become an adult
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
physical education; PE; gym (class)
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
running as fast as one can
karaoke box; club with individual rooms that can be rented with karaoke machines
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
as if nothing had happened
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
frantic dash; rushing at full speed
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
literally; to the letter; literal
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened